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Derek Jeter will be in the spotlight for perhaps the final time when he starts at shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game. The New York Yankees captain, who is retiring following the season, heads the AL squad for the July 17 game in Minneapolis. Jeter will appear in his 14th All-Star Game, and he will start for the ninth time. Only six other players started at least nine All-Star Games for the AL: Cal Ripken Jr. (17), George Brett (11), Ken Griffey Jr. (10), Rod Carew, Ichiro Suzuki and Ivan Rodriguez (nine apiece). Fans overlooked Jeter's subpar statistics this season (.273 average, .323 on-base percentage, .328 slugging percentage, two homers, 23 RBIs) to give...

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